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Here is my entry, taken on the 11th August, single 30s exposure with Nikon D800e and 28mm-70mm lens at 28mm F3.5, from front garden in Cookstown.

Fantastic image, sorry I missed it first time round.

Next thing it’ll be asking to be a named driver on your insurance 😂

Really really nice. What was the filter exposure breakdown ?

Fantastic Mariusz, such a great example.

How often are you checking PA? I’ve always thought the Polemaster was a bit redundant with a pier mounted observatory?

I couldn’t find that many reviews of the 94 myself.

I replaced it with an APM LZOS 105/650 and 0.75x Riccardi reducer.

I have some experience with a 94 EDPH refractor. What scope are you thinking of buying?

Thanks Chris 👍🏼

Cheers Paul! Right place right time 😅

Thanks Trevor!

A real thing!

@LeftyAstro great to see a comparable image from similar scopes 👍🏼👍🏼 RASA Epsilon

Thank you Reggie, hope you are getting some clear skies. Adam

Years of trying to capture a meteor has finally paid off - a result within the first half hour of imaging.

Impressive stuff Rodd.

Very nice Russ. Would you be able to shoot Sadr or equivalent star to see what the halo is like?

A totally different look at the Veil. So much fine detail that normally goes undetected. A true masterpiece ☺️

Really great Sean, and a new one to me to add to the list.

Thats a shame, but I dont think the stars at all detract from your image, it's fantastic and eye catching. I also bought the 94 0.8x FF, and was told the level of astigmatism etc was to be expect with the design of the scope and flattener, and that I will need to use post-processing to correct the star shapes.

Thats a lovely example. Interested to see how you get on with the stars. Mine had astigmatism that couldnt be resolved

I've not really noticed this statistic on a scope before, not sure what it means.

@Rustang what scope are you using? I haven’t come across a scope with a specified back focus distance unless it has an integrated flattener. In which case you don’t need the other flattener. You are correct that the camera is 15.5mm plus 22mm for the filterwheel. The filters thickness is multiplied by 1/3 to get the additional back focus ie .7mm in your case. 123 - 15.5 - 22 - 0.7mm = spacers needed. Does that help?

That’s a wall hanger for sure - fabulous. Just a bit too low here to image it.